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Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 369

Massive African Yoruba Epa Helmet Mask

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$300 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$500,000 $25,000
$1,000,000 $50,000
$10,000,000 $100,000
Yoruba Epa helmet mask, Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female figure with an elaborate hairstyle surrounded by smaller figures, likely a mother and children. This wood mask is polychrome painted in great detail. With a letter from John Pemberton III of the Amherst College Department of Religion, in which Pemberton identifies the mask as originating from a northern Ekiti town and notes its similarities to the work of artists Fashiku and Lamidi Fakeye.
Height: 62 1/2 in x width: 20 in x depth: 21 in.

Condition

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Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.